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Mandojammer |
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December 17, 2012 09:41:58pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: in the Home Provide Greater Health Risk Than Benefit |
You've asked a great question. My guess is there are probably more idiots out there than criminals. The big difference between the accidental moron and the criminal is that you have to act to respond to asocial violence or you will be killed or injured. You can't just walk away from the criminal who has determined that you are going to be a target.
It doesn't take long at all to determine that your brother in law or neighbor is unskilled, untrained or careless with a firearm. You simply choose to not be anywhere near that person.
We were at a Christmas party several years ago at the home of a friend with an outdoor range. My wife and I were shooting with a good friend who is a SEAL. One of the other guests came up and without asking, opened up and started shooting downrange. His barrel discipline was horrendous. I had yanked my wife back off the line the first time his barrel crossed the 10:00 position. The second he finished his magazine and the slide on his gun was locked back he was on his face with the SEAL's knee in the back of his neck and his other foot on his shooting hand. The SEAL disassembled the weapon in about three seconds, threw the firing spring into the woods, yanked the guy to his feet and physically removed him from the range.
There are some things you just don't accept. I can and do choose to not be around those whose proficiency and responsibility is in question. I don't have much of a choice other than response in kind to a criminal who has targeted me or my family.
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cosmicharIie |
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December 18, 2012 08:36:44am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: in the Home Provide Greater Health Risk Than Benefit |
my weapons training began and ended in 1966. I would not even consider owning a firearm without now taking a safety course and lots of time at the firing range. A 22Mag long barrel handgun sounds good
Btw, tho I use the term "gun" I do own a rather useless one, but it still aims true - to about 3 feet ;)
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snow_and_rain |
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December 18, 2012 09:23:46am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: in the Home Provide Greater Health Risk Than Benefit |
I'm not as anti-gun as most of you probably think I am. I believe there are circumstances under which I even might want a gun. If I lived in the wilderness or very far away from law enforcement, I'd probably want some kind of basic firearm to use against bears and such. I'm also not opposed to hunting, and believe that hunters should be able to own a reasonable collection. I just think that there are reasonable limits that we should place on the kinds of guns and ammo that should be permitted.
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